Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

Hong Kong Biodiversity Database

General Information

Papilio demoleus demoleus Lime Butterfly
Animal Group:	Butterfly
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Papilionidae
Subfamily:	Papilioninae
Description:	Caterpillars feed on Severinia buxifolia. Wingspan ranges from 80 to 90mm. They occur from February to December.

Conservation Status

AFCD Assessment

Common

Distribution

Distribution in Hong Kong Widely distributed throughout Hong Kong Global Distribution Guangdong, Fujian, Taiwan, Janpan, Vienam

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References

More on Butterfly in HK

Bascombe, M.J., Johnston, G., Bascombe, F.S. 1999. The butterflies of Hong Kong. Academic Press.

Hill, D.S., Johnson, G., Bascombe, M.J., 1978. Annotated Checklist of Hong Kong Butterflies. Memoirs of the Hong Kong Natural History Society 11: 1-62.